Aye Write, 6th–22nd May 2022 03 May '22 Aye Write is back for 2022 with a live programme of over 200 events. Tickets are now on sale for all all three weekends from 6th to 22nd May. The... Read More
Translation in Focus: Beyond Any Curtain 25 Mar '22 This year Scotland celebrates its Year of Stories – a year in which stories inspired by and created in Scotland will be showcased and platformed.... Read More
Highlights from Winter Words Festival 2022 22 Feb '22 Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s annual literary festival, Winter Words 2022, returned this February to kick off Scotland’s Year of Stories with an... Read More
Highlights from EIBF 2021 31 Aug '21 Mara Menzies The live audience at the EIBF Sculpture Court theatre were held in suspenseful silence by Mara Menzie’s performance reading of a... Read More
A New Chapter for The Edinburgh International Book Festival 24 Aug '21 This year, The Edinburgh International Book Festival are staging a hybrid programme of over 250 events from their new home at the University of... Read More
Denise Mina & Ghillie Basan at Fringe by the Sea 16 Aug '21 Last Tuesday, we caught up with Denise Mina and Ghillie Basan at their events at the Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick's annual arts and culture... Read More
Your Chance to Join the Team 13 Apr '21 Birlinn Ltd, Scotland’s largest independent publishing house, is seeking to employ a full-time Events Co-ordinator and Campaign Assistant – come... Read More
Festivals Galore! 08 Oct '20 Autumn is always a busy time for authors, festival programmers, booksellers and publishers alike, and we’re so happy that this year has been no... Read More
Join us for the Launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald 06 Jul '20 We’re delighted to celebrate the launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald with an exclusive online event between Angus and fellow Birlinn author Polly... Read More
Birlinn Virtual Book Festival: Jenny Lecoat Launches Hedy’s War 07 May '20 Our first fiction event as part of the Birlinn Virtual Book Festival took place on Thurs 7th May to celebrate the launch of Jenny Lecoat's stunning... Read More
Neu! Reekie! to Celebrate Edwin Morgan’s Centenary in a Live Film Transmission 22 Apr '20 Join our friends Neu! Reekie! on Friday 25th April at 7.30pm as they celebrate the life and work of Edwin Morgan. Read More
Birlinn Virtual Book Festival: Native by Patrick Laurie 03 Apr '20 Cows, curlews and conservation were the hot topics in our second event in the Birlinn Virtual Book Festival on Thursday 2nd April as we launched the... Read More